Missouri Finds Big 12 Road Games Tough yet Survivable: Fan Take

7 February 2012, 10:31 pm

The Missouri Tigers discovered why winning on the road in the Big 12 Conference is so important. The fourth-ranked Tigers squeaked by with a 71-68 victory in Norman against the Oklahoma Sooners Feb. 6. Marcus Denmon scored 25 points.... Read More »

AP: Brownback sees annual threat to NBAF funding

7 February 2012, 10:25 pm

TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas and its congressional delegation face "a continuous fight" to obtain federal funding for a new lab that would research plant and animal pathogens, Gov. Sam Brownback said.... Read More »

Memphis Tigers' switch to Big East football should win recruits, fan support

7 February 2012, 10:06 pm

After Tuesday's approval by Big East presidents to offer an invitation to the U of M, the Tigers have reason to celebrate. The program's long-awaited search for inclusion in one of the six major conferences is over, with the Tigers set to begin Big East play in 2013.... Read More »

Verizon Wireless Invests $95 Million in Kansas

7 February 2012, 9:02 am

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it invested $95 million in 2011 to enhance its network in Kansas, which includes the expansion of 4G LTE to nine cities, ...... Read More »

PSU president gives faculty preview of legislative report

6 February 2012, 7:25 pm

At a forum Monday afternoon on budget-related and legislative issues, Pittsburg State University President Steve Scott gave about 100 faculty and staff members a preview of today’s testimony before the House Education Budget Committee.... Read More »

The right recipe: Engineering research improves laser detectors, batteries

6 February 2012, 8:31 am

Think of it as cooking with carbon spaghetti: A Kansas State University researcher is developing new ways to create and work with carbon nanotubes -- ultrasmall tubes that look like pieces of spaghetti or string.... Read More »

Heard on the Hill: Transfer students can have difficult path to degree; former KU library administrator takes over ...

5 February 2012, 11:15 pm

Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.... Read More »

Medicaid news: Kansas insurer says 'no' to Medicaid

5 February 2012, 9:31 pm

The state of Kansas' largest insurance company has decided it doesn't want to participate in Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to move Medicaid patients into privatized managed-care programs. In a letter addressed "Dear provider," Angie Strecker, director of institutional relations for Blue Cros... Read More »

Kansas student researching how plant waste could become building material

3 February 2012, 6:15 am

The road to riches for one inventor is paved in agricultural waste. Lignin — the stuff that makes the walls of plant cells strong — is usually tossed out because it’s so tough and hard to break down. Wilson Smith, a graduate student in civil engineering at Kansas State University in Manhattan,... Read More »

MARSHALL: The house that Vince built

13 January 2012, 4:10 am

For most Kansas State University football historians, and yes, even some Kansas Jayhawk gridiron buffs, the news Wednesday of the death of Vince Gibson came with a mixture of emotions — sadness, admiration, respect.... Read More »

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